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Walter John Gray, 87, of Pullman, Wash., passed away October 31, 2023, at his Pullman home. Walt was born May 15, 1936, in Spokane, Wash., to John & Lilian Gray. He grew up in Washtucna, Wash., graduating from Washtucna High School in 1954. Walt received his degree in Farm Management from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, California in 1959. Walt married Orbie Baken in Lacrosse, Wash., on December 21, 1957. Following his time in the U.S. Army they made Washtucna their home where he farmed until...
WASHTUCNA – Headlights lit up Main Street on Thursday, Oct. 26, as diners headed to the newly re-opened Sonny's Tavern for the resturant's first night open since the business's acquisition by Bridget and Paul Coon. Farmers, firefighters and first responders, who were the inaguaral guests during the opening service, were greeted with smiling faces of Farm Bureau representatives, the familiar smell of frying chicken and the sight local farm brands that were burned into the interior walls and suppo...
WASHTUCNA – A longtime eatery will officially reopen Thursday afternoon here, three years to the day after it closed. Sonny’s Tavern, 250 S.W. Main St., will host a soft opening from 4-11 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 26, for farmers, friends and first responders. “We are dedicating this special place to the local first responders, many of whom are volunteers, and farmers and ranchers who work together to make this community a great place to live,” owner Bridget Coon said. “Our first night of service will be for our friends and neighbors far and wide who...
Sandra Lee Davidson, 75, passed away on September 7, 2023, in Washtucna. Sandra was born on September 13, 1947, in Washtucna to Alexander and Alverna (Lawson) Wilhelm. She grew up in the Colfax area where she attended school before moving to LaCrosse. She married her high school sweetheart, Robert Davidson, on June 19, 1965, in Wenatchee, Wash. Together they welcomed two children. Sandy spent over 33 years working as a secretary for the McGregor Company. She was an avid sports fan, always...
8 Years Ago From the Colfax Gazette, August 12, 1898 DODGED A SAND BAG Cy. Neel's Narrow Escape From a Knock Out Blow Life of the Thug Saved Only By the Failure of a Cartridge to Explode Cy. Neel, the well-known sheep man, had a narrow escape from a sandbag Tuesday night, and incidentally the thug who swung it at him escaped with his life only because of a defective cartridge which failed to fire. About 11 o'clock Mr. Neel was returning to the city from North Colfax. The night was dark, and as...
COLFAX - This year, the Tri-County Swim Championships were held at the Colfax Municipal pool in Colfax, hosting multiple teams from the county on Saturday, August 5. Swimmers from each team battled it out during events, but the Pullman Barracudas pulled ahead for the leading combined scores for the meet: Pullman Barracudas, 425 points; SELW, 281 points; Colfax Bullsharks, 255 points. 4. Pomeroy Swim and Garfield-Palouse-Oakesdale-Plummer (GPOP), 196 points. The Championship is a part of the...
COLFAX - The Colfax Swim Team competed in Endicott on Tuesday, July 25, and hosted a swim meet Thursday, July 27. The meet Tuesday saw Colfax take the combined victory over St. John-Endicott-LaCrosse-Washtucna (SELW) and Garfield-Palouse-Oakesdale-Plummer (GPOP). Colfax had a combined score of 477.5 to take the victory. SELW had 459.5 points for second, while GPOP combined for 240 points. Top-three scores for each event Tuesday are as follows. 100 Yard Freestyle Girls 12 and under 1. Kailyn Thom...
PULLMAN - The Pullman Barracudas took the combined victory over St. John-Endicott-LaCrosse-Washtucna (SELW) and Garfield-Palouse-Oakesdale-Plummer (GPOP) in the swim meet held Tuesday, July 18. Pullman scored 456 points. SELW took second with 428 points. GPOP took third, scoring 292 points. Pullman won the girls events, but took third in the boys scores. 100 Yard Freestyle Girls 12 and under 1. Daisy Boone, PUL, 1:15.70. 2. Peyton Pelissier, SELW, 1:18.18. 3. Kylie Corbin, PUL, 1:30.90. Boys 12...
COLFAX — With summer officially underway, many local towns in Whitman County have begun their summer swim season. Areas like Colfax, Palouse, Oakesdale, St. John-Endicott, and Pullman all have swim teams for the summer. One swim team this year is GPOP. This is a combined team, with athletes competing from Garfield, Palouse, Oakesdale and Plummer. There is also a SELW team, which consists of athletes from St. John, Endicott, LaCrosse, and Washtucna. For Colfax, their swim team began June 5, as they had their first official parents meeting and r...
COLFAX — Independence Day is approaching this Tuesday, July 4, the day the Second Continental Congress signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, and Whitman County is not holding out on fireworks and celebrations to commemorate the historic holiday. Endicott Endicott will celebrate the nation’s freedom at the Baseball fields by the school Tuesday, July 4. At 5 p.m., attendees can enjoy burgers, hot dogs, potato salad, baked beans, chips, and pop. A pie shack will also be ava...
WASHTUCNA – Near 50 people turned out Thursday, April 20, for a ground-breaking ceremony for a new landfill more than 30 years in the making. Waste Management managers and employees joined local dignitaries and residents at the 550-acre site off Mullan Road. Company Senior Manager of Business Development Ken Gimpel said the project has been on the drawing board since the late-1980s. "This has been a long-time coming," he said at the beginning of the event that included a lunch catered by c...
WASHTUCNA – The access road to the new Waste Management landfill is being named in honor of a former longtime mayor who staunchly supported the development. The access road is being named Syd Sullivan Lane, Waste Management officials said. His daughters, Eleanor Brodahl of Othello and Karen Kinch of Washtucna were on hand for the Thursday dedication, April 20. "He was such a visionary," Brodahl said of her late father. "What an honor this is." According to Brodahl, her father believed d...
Sharon Lyn Sullivan McKeirnan lost her battle with cancer on March 16, 2023. She leaves behind her beloved husband, Joe McKeirnan, sons Keith (Tim Hung) Sullivan, Bo Sullivan, and Matt McKeirnan, and daughter Kayla (Deck) McGuire, her grandchildren Jaxson and Parker, mother Carol Sullivan, and her sisters Debbie (Rick) Kelley and Evon (Mike) Jones, her sister-in-law Heather Sullivan-McKay, and several nieces, nephews and friends. Sharon was preceded in death by her father Clark Sullivan and her...
WASHTUCNA-A regional landfill in the works for more than three decades is about to break ground. Waste Management announced last Friday, March 3, that it hopes to break ground on a 550-acre landfill later this month; a time and day have yet to be announced. Company Senior Manager of Business Development Ken Gimpel said the project has been on the drawing board since the late-1980s. "It has been sitting dormant until about the last year-and-a-half or so, until we decided it's time to develop,"...
RITZVILLE – The up-and-down Broncos’ boys basketball team pulled off a big win over the Colfax Bulldogs, handing them their third loss of the season in a 64-54 win, Friday, Jan. 26. From the opening tip-off, it was clear Lind/Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Kahlotus came to the gym ready to play. Senior Chase Galbreath’s aggressive play set the tone early as he drove the lane and attacked the basket to score 11 of the Broncos 18 first quarter points. Adrik Jenkin scored seven points for the Bulldogs...
YAKIMA — The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington girls avenged a district loss to Liberty (Spangle) on Friday, Nov. 11, by eliminating the Lancers from the state 2B volleyball tournament in the Yakima Valley SunDome. The Broncos swept their league rival, 25-15, 25-17, 25-23. “It’s so exciting to be able to redeem ourselves after losing to them in the district tournament,” Broncos Coach Cari Galbreath said. “But it’s also awesome to have two teams here from the same district battling on the last day of state.” The win ended the season fo...
YAKIMA – The Northeast 2B girls volleyball teams competing at state all advanced to the state quarterfinals with wins this morning, Thursday, Nov. 10, in the Yakima Valley SunDome. Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington swept the previously undefeated Goldendale Timberwolves. Colfax swept Granger. And Liberty (Spangle) won, 3-1, over Brewster. The Broncos hit the court at 8 a.m. Initially, they fell behind the Timberwolves. But down 14-7, Coach Cari Galbreath called her girls into a h...
YAKIMA - The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington girls avenged a district loss to Liberty (Spangle) this morning, Friday, Nov. 11, by eliminating the Lancers from the state 2B volleyball tournament in the Yakima Valley SunDome. The Broncos swept their league rival, 25-15, 25-17, 25-23. "It's so exciting to be able to redeem ourselves after losing to them in the district tournament," Broncos Coach Cari Galbreath said. "But it's also awesome to have two teams here from the same district...
ROSALIA- Rosalia High School hosted the annual High School Mass Choir and Band Festival Concert in the Rosalia School Gymnasium Wed. Oct. 26. Several schools from around the region participated including St. John-Endicott, Washtucna, Prescott, Waitsburg, Dayton, Kahlotus, Rosalia, Colfax, Clarkston, Asotin, and Oakesdale. "As a group we are trying to further the advocacy for music programs and events like this in public schools," said Oakesdale band director Kathy Zornes, she noted a middle...
William "Bill" George Harder passed away peacefully at home in Kahlotus, Wash. on Oct. 11, 2022 at the age of 90. He was born Sept. 22, 1932 in Spokane, Wash. to George & Constanze (Bischoff) Harder. Bill grew up on the family ranch in Kahlotus, site of the original Harder Family homestead. He attended Kahlotus School until his senior year when he attended and graduated from Washtucna High School in 1950. Having lost his father at a young age, Bill took over operation of the family wheat farm an...
WASHTUCNA – A community get-together is being planned for Sunday, Sept. 11, to help neighbors get to know neighbors. “Washtucna has seen an influx of new residents in recent years,” organizer Donna Stoess said. “Often, it seems people don't know their neighbors.” To encourage neighbors to get to know each other and build a renewed sense of community, Stoess said the get-together is being planned for 5-7 p.m. in Bassett Park. Local businesses, clubs and organizations will provide free hot dogs, chips, pizza samples, ice cream sundaes, games, pr...
SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR WHITMAN COUNTY WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., Plaintiff, vs. RYAN T CLARK, Defendant. Case No.: 21-2-00059-38 SUMMONS (Service by Publication- 60 Days) The State of Washington to the said Defendant RYAN T CLARK: You are hereby summoned to appear within sixty days after the date of the first publication of this summons, to wit, within sixty days after the 25rd day of August, 2022, and defend the above-entitled action in the above entitled court, and answer the complaint of the plaintiff and serve a copy of your a...
Over the last several decades, many journalists saw hometown community columns as quaint links to how newspapers once operated. But with few journalists left in the Pacific Northwest applying for jobs since the COVID-19 shutdowns two-and-a-half years ago, we’re hoping to revive the idea of publishing content from local community correspondents — no formal training needed. We’re looking for volunteer correspondents who like to tell the world what’s going on in their part of the world on a regul...
COLFAX – For the first time in 20 years, the Colfax Bullsharks took home the Cluckey Cup on Saturday, Aug. 6. The Bullsharks came out in first with 329 points. "It was 2002 the last time Colfax won," coach Janni Burt said. "It's been a good 20 years since the trophy has been in Colfax." St. John-Endicott-LaCrosse-Washtucna was second with 321.5 points. The Pullman Barracudas were third with 283 points and Garfield-Palouse-Oakesdale-Plummer was fourth with 228 points. Pomeroy finished fifth at 2...
Robert "Bob" Davidson, 78, passed away on July 21, 2022 at Whitman Hospital and Medical Center. Bob was born on August 25, 1943 in LaCrosse, Wash. and was the 3rd child of JB and Sarah Davidson. He graduated from LaCrosse High School in 1961. Following graduation, he began working as a farm hand. He married his high school sweetheart, Sandy Wilhelm, on June 19, 1965 in Wenatchee, Wash. Together they welcomed two children. Bob spent many years as a custodian with the LaCrosse schools as well as...
